Monday, July 24, 2006

CA, IL & MI Trail News

Bike Trail News By State

California
Near Los Angeles...
First Leg of Trail Rolling to Finish
The first 2 miles of a paved, 6 mile bike trail above the California Aqueduct in Riverside is nearing completion. The linear park corridor ranges from 100' to 20' wide with a 10' path in the center. Cost of the project including landscaping and irrigation is $1,400,000.

Near San Francisco...
Santa Cruz Becomes More Bike-friendly
New bike lanes will be added to a busy half-mile stretch of Soquel Avenue, making Santa Cruz more bike-friendly. The $1.1 million project includes traffic signal upgrades, new pedestrian-activated flashing lights at crosswalks on Soquel, relocation of utility poles and removal of parking spots; the work should be complete by January.

Illinois...
Regional Trail Inches Forward
Last Thursday marked the opening of the first segment of the General Dacey Trail. Although less than a mile long, plans call for the trail to run 170 miles.

Near Detroit, Michigan...
Fort Gratiot Extending Bridge-to-Bay Trail
This summer, another segment is being added to the planned 54 mile Bridge-to-Bay Trail along the US/Canadian border northeast of Detroit. The job will add another 1.5 miles to the existing 20 miles that are already paved; the construction cost for the segment is $222,000 and the work will be completed by November.

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